Del Potro wins 1st match at French Open since 2012

Erick Moore |Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Del Potro wins 1st match at French Open since 2012

To become Australia's first French Open champion since Rod Laver in 1969, he will need to win more matches in a fortnight than he's played all year on clay. Dolgopolov is 2-1 in head-to-head matches with Wawrinka.

Top-seeded Andy Murray is safely through to the second round of the French Open after beating Andrey Kuznetsov of Russian Federation 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.

The Scot needed two hours and 32 minutes to finish off the victory and is still seeking to recapture last season's stellar form.

'I don't really know if there is a changing of the guard, ' he said.

Three times champion Mats Wilander told Reuters that agreeing to stop had been a "rookie mistake" for the German. But it was quite windy today.

Madison Keys ended a four-match losing streak by winning on clay for the first time this year, beating Ashleigh Barty 6-3, 6-2 at the French Open.

"I think that the tournament is getting better every day".

Pleased with the geometry of a nifty drop shot victor on the way to a first-round Roland Garros victory, Nick Kyrgios walked back to the baseline and pointed to his head.

Australian Nick Kyrgios shrugged off injury concerns and kept his emotions in check to outclass Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 on Tuesday and book his spot in the second round of the French Open.

The 19th-ranked Kyrgios disputed the chair umpire's ruling when a call went against him as he had a break point for 5-4.

"I took Rome off but I had tournaments to get ready for so it's not really the right rest that it needs.

That's the way it goes", said Zverev, who broke a racket over his leg during his 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 loss to Fernando Verdasco.

Lokoli was angered by what he interpreted as gamesmanship, saying Klizan appeared to be dogging it in moments - such as the 6-0 fourth set - hampered by his leg: "I'm wondering if he's going to retire or no, because now he's not running anymore, you know?"

"They're okay. They're not great, but they're not awful to keep me out so we'll see how it goes", he said.

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